Congratulations Are In Order For Saints Rookie Kicker Blake Grupe

Congratulations, Atta Boy, And Hats Off Are All In Order For Saints Rookie Kicker Blake Grupe!


***Updated Following The Saints Week 18 Game Against The Falcons.***


Blake Grupe Set the Saints All-Time Franchise Rookie Record For Most FGs Made in a Single Game in Week 12 against Atlanta when he Made 5 FGs.

The 5 FGs Made in a Single Game also Tied Grupe for the Saints All-Time Franchise Record with Morten Andersen, John Carney, and Charlie Durkee.

Grupe Set the Saints All-Time Franchise Record For a Rookie for FG Attempts in a Single Season in Week 18 against Atlanta with his 37th Attempt of the Season.

Grupe Set the Saints All-Time Franchise Record For a Rookie for FGs Made in a Single Season in Week 18 against Atlanta with his 30th Made FG of the Season.

Grupe Tied the Saints All-Time Franchise Record For a Rookie for FGs Made in a Single Season from between 40-49 Yards with his 8th such kick when he Made a 45 yarder in Week 17 against the Bucs. (Will Lutz Made 8 such FGs in 2016 as a Rookie Kicker)

Grupe Set the Saints All-Time Franchise Record For Most FGs Made by a Rookie from 40+ Yards out with 14 such kicks made.

Grupe is Tied for 2nd in Saints All-Time Franchise History in a Single Season with Morten Andersen, who made 14 FGs from 40+ Yards Out in 1985.
The Saints All-Time Franchise Record For Most FGs Made from 40+ Yards Out in a Single Season is 17, by Will Lutz in 2017.

Grupe Set the Saints All-Time Franchise Record For Most FGs Made by a Rookie from 50 or more Yards out with 6.

Grupe Made 6 FGs of 50 or More Yards Out which is a Saints All-Time Single Season Franchise Single Season Record.

Grupe Tied the Saints All-Time Rookie Franchise Record for Accuracy in a Single Season for Extra Points. He Made 40 out of 40 PATs, 100%.

Grupe Tied the Saints All-Time Franchise Record for Accuracy in a Single Season for Extra Points. He was 40 out of 40, Perfect!

Grupe has a Long Made FG of 55 Yards so far which is the 2nd Longest Made FG by a Saints Rookie Kicker in Franchise History. (Will Lutz Made a 57 Yarder as a Saints Rookie Kicker in 2016.)

In Week 5 of the 2023 Season, Blake Grupe Made 2 FGs of 50 or More Yards in the Same Game against the Patriots. That hadn't been done by a Saints Kicker since 09/26/04, 19 Years ago, by John Carney. Blake Grupe is the First and Only Saints Rookie Kicker To Do It. He now Holds the Saints All-Time Rookie Record for this. Grupe was named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week for this. (edited original post to include on behalf of Chris) Link To Article On This Below At The Bottom Of This Page:


Grupe has taken a lot of heat 🥵 for some of his early season misses, especially the 47-yard miss against the Packers that could have won the game after the Saints blew a 17-point 4th quarter lead. His overall accuracy has been criticized at 81%, however, most people who do that don't consider he has been asked to attempt 9 FGs beyond 50 yards out so far in which he has made 66% of them, bringing his overall percentage down.

It seems to me that Fans are Quick to Dismiss Grupe due to His Small Size and Teenage Appearance.

He's Been Fan Bullied.

A lot of folks here are Guilty of it. There's been "Cut Grupe" threads. Even 🦌 Head Coach Dennis Allen brought in kickers for tryouts the week after Grupe Made 5 of 6 FGs against Atlanta, only missing a desperation 54-yard attempt that he was rushed out onto the field late at the end of the game. Of all things, veteran kicker Mason Crosby was one of the tryout kickers D.A. brought in. Crosby missed a 54-yard attempt at the end of the Giants/Rams game yesterday while kicking for the Giants. Had he made that kick, it would have drastically improved the Saints playoff chances as the Rams play at S.F. next week. Closing the year out with 2 straight losses the Rams probably don't make the playoffs. Instead, the Crosby miss cemented the Rams position as a wildcard playoff team.

How can Grupe Make it Stop and Demand the Respect He Deserves?

Solutions:
1. Continue to quiet the haters by making kicks. (Obvious)
2. Put a Large Sock in his Jock every day, including Gameday.
3. Wear a Fake Handlebar Mustache on Gameday.
4. Get a Bullnose Ring (ala AK41).
5. Wear a few fake Tear Drop Tattoos under his Eyes on Gameday.
6. Wear one of DD's Arm Leaves! (St4ever)
7. (Wear one of DD's Arm Leaves!) On his kicking leg? (RJS)
8. (Wear one of DD's Arm Leaves!) Didn't realize DD was a tree.😁 (Grumpy Old Manatee)
9. I think that if he does a great dance to "it's tricky" by run dmc after a game winner, then slept with a BBW with really really big cheetah panties, then that would command much respect. Road trip movie reference. (syracuse saint)
10. (Wear one of DD's Arm Leaves!) Wear It Like A Fig Leaf Around The Locker Room!
11. Black Out one of His Front Teeth on Gameday!
12. Borrow and Wear Payton Turners Shoulder Pads On Gameday! Someone might as well use them!
13. Wear a Leather Helmet on Gameday!
14. Wear an Old School Kickers Helmet on Gameday, one with a Single Bar!
15. Wear a Pair of Gameday Pants with One Long Leg and One Leg in Shorts Like Carrie Underwood does for SNF! (tip of the hat to Madmarsha.)
16. Go through Puberty before next season! (tinman)

That's all I got. Anybody else got some suggestions on how this young man can get some

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